Plant Quarantine Station (PQS) Mangaluru, is the first independent and separate plant quarantine office in the Karnataka State. It started functioning from 1st July 2004 at rented building of NMPT Panambur and shifted to its own building at No. 323/F-1, KIADB, Baikampady Mangaluru from 1st November, 2009. Mangaluru is the district head quarter of Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka. It has a major sea port in Karnataka state. It is well connected by road, rail, sea and airways to other parts of the country. Mangaluru is situated in southern part of Karnataka in the west coastal region having latitude 120 57’ 29’’ and longitude 740 49’50’’ and 22 mts above sea level.
